Is Ismael Zambada more powerful than El chapo?

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García, the man many believe to have the most control over the Sinaloa cartel, has spent five decades in the drug trade. read more

Serafin Zambada Ortiz, the 27-year-old son of Sinaloa cartel chief Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, was sentenced to five and half years in a US prison on March 20. In letters to the court, Serafin, a US citizen born in San Diego, outlined his upbringing among some of Mexico's most powerful drug traffickers, describing his proximity to the violence that surrounds narco life. read more

Jack Riley, interim Chief of the DEA, is blunt: in the world there is no Cartel more solid than the Sinaloa Cartel, and no Capo more powerful than "El Mayo" Zambada. In an interview with Proceso, the anti-drug functionary speaks about the "boom" of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion and the decline of Los Zetas. read more